IBM ConnectED 2015 recap and recollection
Tue, Feb 3rd 2015 8:08p Ed BrillI just returned from my 19th IBM-related January trip to Orlando in the last 20 years. Was this trip to IBM ConnectED 2015 the last one? I don't know. I'm no longer in the product organization connected to the event; this year, now that I report to the IBM CIO office, I was more client than vendor. It was nice to have my brand everywhere: During the week, I delivered an updated version of my IBM Social Business Transformation presentation. (Slideshare won't let me upload it right now) I

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IBM Verse: A New Way to Work
Tue, Nov 18th 2014 10:19a Ed BrillToday in New York, IBM is launching A New Way To Work, featuring IBM Verse, the next generation of enterprise email. The announcement of IBM Verse is the culmination of a significant amount of IBM research, design, and client and marketplace understanding that answers the question - what if we could reinvent the way that people interact with other people in the enterprise? During the livestream of the event from New York, IBM's Jeff Schick demonstrated Verse, which integrates the many ways

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IBM ConnectED 2015: My session on IBM social adoption
Mon, Nov 10th 2014 9:00p Ed BrillIt wouldn't be January without Orlando, the WDW Swan Hotel, and hundreds of my favorite geeks all in one place. IBM ConnectED 2015 will take place January 25 to 28 in Orlando at the WDW Swan. This is a more-technical conference than it has been in the recent past; an opportunity to refocus on practitioners and practical advice. Note: There is no truth to the rumor that I asked for the conference to be renamed. A few of the sessions have been announced; the "meat and potatoes" sessions i

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Trip report: TED@IBM
Wed, Sep 24th 2014 2:56p Ed BrillYesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the first-ever TED@IBM event at the San Francisco SF JAZZ center. I've watched a few TED talks, but it's far different being there in person with those big red TED letters sitting on the stage. About 500 people attended, a mix of IBM clients, partners, industry figures, visionaries, and IBMers. We heard about a dozen different talks - half from IBMers and half from industry voices. There was some entertainment, some intrigue, and some Twitter trending

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ICON UK 2014: IBM’s Social Business Transformation
Tue, Sep 16th 2014 7:13a Ed BrillIt has been a busy three months since my new position as Vice President, IBM Social Business Transformation was announced. Immediately after starting my new role, I left for Taiwan for a three-week assignment on an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge project team. The philanthropic experience was everything I expected and then some. I returned to the US at a new address - my family had moved to a new home across town, just before my flight to Taipei. The next few weeks were an adjustment - new home, ne

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New role: Social Business Transformation at IBM
Mon, Jun 23rd 2014 12:40p Ed BrillEarlier today, it was announced internally at IBM that I have taken on a new role. I am moving into our corporate organization as Vice President, Social Business Transformation. In this position, my team and I are responsible for advancing IBM's maturity as a social business, and continuing the development of a culture of participation. My predecessor in this role, Bethann Cregg, has left some pretty large shoes to fill. Several programs and tools are in place in IBM today to help our employ

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Time running out to enter the IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge
Tue, Apr 1st 2014 9:00a Ed BrillIn my last blog entry, I covered the announcement of the IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge. The Watson Mobile Developer Challenge is designed to catalyze mobile developers to explore the opportunity around mobile cognitive computing - bringing the power of Watson to a smartphone or other mobile device. Entrants submit proposals for mobile apps, and the finalists - to be announced at IBM Impact 2014 - will receive access to IBM Interactive Studios experts and Watson APIs in order to bring the